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C.W. McCall, country singer who hit No. 1 with ‘Convoy,’ dead at 93

C.W. McCall, an advertising executive-turned-country singer who cashed in on the CB radio craze of the mid-1970s with his No. 1 crossover hit "Convoy," died Friday, his son said. He was 93. McCall, ...
Yahoo

Country Singer C.W. McCall of ‘Convoy’ Fame Dies at 93

C.W. McCall, the baritone country singer best known for his CB-inspired 1976 chart-topping hit “Convoy” has died at age 93. The death of the performer born Bill Fries — who recorded under the McCall ...
Overdrive

An era’s social unrest finds an unexpected anthem in the rebellious ‘Convoy’

Trucking’s rise in pop culture was well underway when “Convoy” was released in late 1975, capturing the hearts of not just truckers but many Americans. The song, heavily laden with CB slang and ...
Evening Chronicle

It's 40 years since the CB Radio craze took off across the North East and the UK

Like other crazes down the years, CB Radio came and went. Forty years ago this week, the trucking song Convoy by American singer CW McCall entered the UK singles charts, peaking at number two. It ...
Evening Chronicle

In an age before mobile phones the CB Radio craze arrived here from America in the 1980s

"Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck/You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon?..." It sounds much like gibberish, but it was actually the language of enthusiasts who used a form of ...